PROFESSIONAL WORK

FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AT WARJE, PUNE

PARKING LAYOUT

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AT WARJE, PUNE

WATER TANK DETAILS

RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AT BALEWADI, PUNE

Project Category: Commercial , Residential, Mixed use, Interiors.

Work involved:

Drafting plans and providing working drawing details, Model making, drawing sections, construction details, area calculation and estimation, site visits.

INSTITUTIONAL PROJECT AT BALEWADI, PUNE

“NeuroArchitecture - Amalgamation of Neuroscience & Architecture w.r.t. Housing spaces”

Abstract

Architecture and Neuroscience are two separate disciplines. However, studies have shown that Architecture is considered to have a considerable amount of impact on human cognition and behaviour. NeuroArchitecture is the amalgamation of these two major fields. NeuroArchitecture in the field of research talks about the relation between constructed environments and their users, improving the comprehension of various messages that the environment transmits, including those on less conscious levels of perception. It is driven by research on how factors like dimension, light, colour, etc. affect psychological wellbeing.

An average human being is said to spend 60% of their day in their house. Considering this it is said that housing conditions have a considerable impact on behaviour and the brain. This research paper is focused on the spatial planning and dimensional aspect w.r.t. human behaviour. The size and dimensional factors that are to be considered while designing homes are studied in this paper.

The above research aims to understand, study and imply NeuroArchitecture in the design process of Housing to produce more human-centric and human-friendly homes.

KEYWORDS: NeuroArchitecture, Spaces, Dimensions, Cognition, Behaviour, Size.

Introduction

Neuroscience provides us with an understanding of how the brain controls all of our bodily activities, and affects how we think, move, perceive, learn, and remember. In an address to the American Institute of Architects convention in 2003, "Rusty" Gage made the following observations that set the core premise of the relation between the brain and architectural design: “(1) The brain controls our behaviour; (2) Genes control the blueprint for the design and structure of the brain (3) The environment can process the function of genes, and ultimately, the structure of the brain; (4) Changes in the environment change the brain; (5) Consequently, changes in the environment change our behaviour; and (6) Therefore, architectural design can change our brain and our behaviour.”

This study aims to analyze the role of housing in the perception of house spaciousness. The design of the house gives us a different perception of Interior spaces. Design details such as shape, size, colour, and light can vary our thought on the spaciousness of the house. Designers normally want to use various design elements such as shape, volume, color, and light in a house to increase spaciousness. While the tools used by designers do not change the physical qualities of space, they create visual illusions that change the way people look at space and spaciousness. Designers must have a great feeling of place, and this can only be attained through professional experience, research, education, and continuous observation of different types of buildings.